People Who Need People

Seems like a chain is starting here.

People who need people

Can anyone guess who is in the next video?

Hello Dolly

Louis Armstrong has friends. Also check out the song he did with Johnny Cash.

Hello Dolly

What a Wonderful World

Louis Armstrong has a different voice and the expressions on his face aren't exactly beautiful but maybe that is part of what makes him so special.

What a wonderful world

Signs of the Times

There is a lot of doom and gloom in the media these days with a lot of references to the great depression even though articles that try to be factual about actual economic measurements show that the statements that they are similar are not valid.

The following signs that are getting some attention at least are trying to be constructive about the situation while being realistic.

This picture is from a Guardian article about how this poster was resurrected from a set which were designed to deal with possible bad news from the second world war. It is very popular especially in Britain right now.

As a reaction to the "Keep Calm" poster, Matt Jones came up with a t-shirt.

The engineer in me likes the second message more. Including the wrenches in the crown.

Technology's amazing, nobody's happy

Good to be reminded (or informed if you haven't been through it) from time to time how far things have progressed. High expectations have been created by the near magical capabilities that we are becoming used to.

YouTube - Everything's amazing, nobody's happy: ""

(Via Conan O'Brien Show.)

Here is another humorous technology example using the iPod of how you can't please everyone.

The latest iPhone software release (start at the bottom and scroll up) promises a lot more innovation in peripherals and applications although maybe not as much as the pomegranate phone.